Glorious Italian Stuffed Green Chiles- Tis The Season!

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 -2 lb fresh whole roasted green chili pepper
• 1 -2 lb bulk italian sausage (your choice of mild or hot)
• 24 -32 ounces your favorite italian marinara sauce, one made with red wine is always better (enough to cover)
• 1 lb fresh mozzarella cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 make sure your roasted chilies are peeled, seeded & rinsed, you can leave on the stem, but by removing the seeds, veins, & stems you assure less heat is left in the peppers.
• 3 try to keep the peppers intact as much as possible, with only one split for filling.
• 4 fill each pepper with the uncooked bulk italian sausage until filled, but where the pepper will meet at the seem, close pepper back together.
• 5 place about 1 c of the sauce in bottom of appropriate sized baking dish (depending on how many you're making).
• 6 place peppers, seem side down, in baking dish.
• 7 when finished filling peppers, place them in pan, side by side.
• 8 after you have placed peppers in pan, cover top with amount of sauce you prefer, but you do not want them swimming in sauce.
• 9 place pan(s) in center of oven, bake for approx 30 minute, or until sausage is done.
• 10 remove from oven, cover top with cheese & return to oven for an additional 15 minutes, or until top is melted & bubbly, but not tough & brown.
• 11 probably best to let set for 5 min or so before you try to serve it.
• 12 great served with garlic bread, a good salad & a nice italian red wine.